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Johnny Mize

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

“The greatest player I ever saw was a black man. He’s in the Hall of Fame, although not a lot of people have heard of him. His name is Martin Dihigo. I played with him in Santo Domingo in winter ball in 1943. He was the manager. He was the only guy I ever saw who could play all nine positions, run and was a switch-hitter. I thought I was havin’ a pretty good year myself down there and they were walkin’ him to ge to me.” There were several negro league players such as Martin Dihingo and Josh Gibson, Continue reading Johnny Mize→

Pirates Have Three Headed Monster of Their Own in Bullpen

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

The Pittsburgh Pirates have barely made any noise this offseason, other than trading away their starting second baseman in Neil Walker. However, despite needing more offense and the bullpen already being elite, the Buckos did make a move in the pen regardless. After watching KC win the Series primarily on bullpen strength, the Buckos’ front office might have thought to theirselves about strengthening their pen even more, but with a small move. So they did, as Neftali Feliz agreed to join the club on a one-year contract earlier this month. The former all-star closer is coming off of his worst Continue reading Pirates Have Three Headed Monster of Their Own in Bullpen→

Lou Brock

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

“I was probably as big a fan of the event as anyone else there. After all, I’d never seen anybody get three thousand hits, either.” The great left fielder describing the day of his own 3000th hit, as a humble legend.

The Return of their 2015 Hero Creates a Big Question for the Mets’ Outfield

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Cespedes might not have gotten more money than Justin Upton in total like he deserved, but he will be returning to a city and team he throughly enjoyed playing for in 2015. $25 million/year seems about right for the talented Cuban star who just added yet another tool to his repertoire by earning a gold glove in 2015. However, like the baseball world has already seen in the playoffs, with Cespedes being an outfielder on the Mets’ squad, there are uncomfortable yet interesting combinations that manager, Terry Collins, could go with. Since the beginning of the 2015 campaign, two new Continue reading The Return of their 2015 Hero Creates a Big Question for the Mets’ Outfield→